alexdemarco.bsky.social
academic book editor • occasional author • appreciator of scholarship & elegant writing • interested in religion, esp. (post)modernist versions of Christianity & Buddhism • also a fan of trees, cats, and movies • all views strictly my own • he/him/his 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌿
👤 Joined on 21 August 2023
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@alexdemarco.bsky.socialCan't decide whether to take the kids to see Lee Cronin's The Mummy or Rugrats in Paris.
Show Postarticles like these begin with the assumption that christianity (and its leaders) are somehow removed from politics and/or culture. the only thing remarkable about leo’s beef with trump is NYT’s round of truly bad religion reporting.
Show Postexhausted historian of christianity screaming into the void, once again: christianity has never been apolitical. to wit: jesus was executed by the roman state.
Show Post"Jesus calls us to care for the stranger among us. Jesus calls us to step outside of our own comfort, assumptions, and self-interest for the sake of someone else’s dignity and well-being." – @qtheseminarian.bsky.social
Show Post"The Gospel is not meant to be a decorative thing we place on the shelf of our lives while remaining unchanged. It is meant to confront us, stretch us, unsettle us, and call us deeper into love. Jesus calls us to love our neighbor as ourselves."
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